Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 8/8)

Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 8/8)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to use verbs like 'écrire' in the present tense with a focus on the plural forms.

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12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on 'interdire' en anglais?

Correct answer: To forbid
To interrupt
To read

Q2.
Comment dit-on 'lire' en anglais?

Correct answer: to read
to say
to write

Q3.
Comment dit-on 'to drive' en français?

Correct answer: conduire
construire
dire

Q4.
Comment dit-on 'tree' en français?

Correct answer: arbre
tri
trier

Q5.
Comment dit-on 'place' en français?

arbre
Correct answer: lieu
plat

Q6.
Comment dit-on 'snow' en français?

naître
Correct answer: neige
nuire

Q7.
What is the correct conjugation of 'we read'?

je lis
Correct answer: nous lisons
vous lisez

Q8.
What is the correct conjugation of 'They read'?

elle étudie
elle lit
Correct answer: ils lisent

Q9.
Which is the odd one out?

Correct answer: aller
dire
lire

Q10.
When do you use 'elles'?

'They' for a group of boys
Correct answer: 'They' for a group of girls
'They' for a mixed group of girls and boys

Q11.
What ending would you add for the 'nous' form?

e
ent
Correct answer: ons

Q12.
Comment dit-on 'You say' en français?

Elles disent
il dit
Nous disons
Correct answer: Tu dis

10 Questions

Q1.
Traduis en anglais: commencer

To comment, commenting
To commentate, commentating
Correct answer: To start, starting

Q2.
Comment dit-on 'to explain, explaining' en français?

emprunter
éprouver
Correct answer: expliquer

Q3.
What does 'le cours' mean?

Correct answer: lesson
study
work

Q4.
Which of these is a past tense phrase?

Il commence
Correct answer: J'ai emprunté
J'emprunte

Q5.
Comment dit-on 'to borrow' en français?

dire
Correct answer: emprunter
quitter

Q6.
What does 'la bibliothèque' mean ?

book shop
Correct answer: library
shop

Q7.
Which of these means 'I left'?

Correct answer: J'ai quitté
Je quitte
Tu as quitté

Q8.
How do you say 'time' in French?

encore
Correct answer: la fois
parler

Q9.
Coment dit-on 'already' en français?

Correct answer: déja
encore
toujours

Q10.
Which of these is not an adverb of time?

enfin
Correct answer: la tâche
toujours
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